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For more than a half a century since Sir Harold Ridley implanted the first intraocular lens (IOL), many have worked hard to improve and perfect the calculation of the correct…

Functional epiphora represents tearing in the context of patent irrigation. The more specific definition includes an absence of dry eye signs, hypersecretion, or eyelid abnormalities. Yet something isn’t functioning or…

Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: This book is part of a series of monographs published by Oxford University Press in cooperation with the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Each volume is authored…

We would like to thank Drs Carifi and Carifi for their comments on our paper and wish to clarify their concerns about our study. First, regarding surgical technique, the external…

Media Type: DVD with textbook Synopsis: With a DVD of 42 procedures, this is one of the best video atlas on oculoplastic surgery. Its strength lies on the breadth of…

Kim and associates recently reported the results of their study regarding microbial growth on silicone tubes implanted during dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). Besides the limitations already pointed out by the authors concerning…

We thank Dr Shinder for his encouraging comments on our manuscript highlighting the efficacy of lidocaine 2% gel for achieving anesthesia in patients undergoing microkeratome-assisted LASIK. We also support his…

I read with great interest the recent report by Lam and associates describing decreased patient subjective pain during LASIK when supplemental 2% lidocaine gel was topically applied. For some time…

In his letter, Dr Busin suggests that the higher endothelial cell loss seen with the Busin glide in our study may have arisen from the use of a temporal incision,…

We read with interest the paper by Gangwani and associates comparing Busin glide with EndoGlide insertion of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) grafts. The authors find a significantly higher…